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Re: Mine is Scarier

I like the art, and it's a fun concept, but that back hand on Jason is mos-def upside down. Also, I think if the machete was in his hand, it'd be a little more clear that the tiki-god was chasing off someone with a big knife... it sits a bit weird just placed there between them. And while I'm picking you apart, if you could get a little more fear in Jason's eyes, it'd be great... that smiley mask makes the "ohmigod I'm being chased" look more difficult to pick up.

Otherwise good stuff... definitely get the hand fixed up and you could possibly see a spark up the charts with it when you resub.

brydesign wrote:Well done! I love all of the improvements you made and his fiery eyes are perfect.

agreed... looks great the way it is.

ChrisRisse wrote:i disagree, it looks good to me. I like the wood grain.

Thanks ChrisRisse, it was one of those times where I just let my hand draw what it wants. It likes to make little details like that for some reason. Tot

Re: Three TIkis

3 Stooges FTW!!! BRILLIANT! :D :D :D

noblechic21 wrote:Oh edgar, you know how to make these terrible topics fun.

I thought this was a fabulous topic. I knew we would see some great entries come out of it. But yes... he does make any topic fun. Good job edgar

brydesign wrote:Congrats - it was awesome to see this start from a sketch and end up here! Nice Work.

Thanks! Yeah, it went through countless iterations and took several, uhm, beverages, but I think it worked out. Thanks for the props!

Re: Fire Dancer

Nice, very accurate looking flames.

Re: Polly Want A Cracker?

Birds are always a thing. Love the shirt

alftuba wrote:really? it seems very generic too me. If I wanted something like this I'm sure I could get it from Ocean Pacific. And I stopped wearing OP back in high school - 10 years ago

Actually, people still make this type of design- check out Crazy Shirts. My favorite island t-shirt source. But this design is very wearable, which is why it's getting votes.

Re: Tiki Gods Bless This Limbo Pole

It was our honeymoon. Watching flexible men.. sooo romantic.

dekonstruct wrote:hahaha, I was literally seconds away from doing this type of design, but then I couldn't live with myself afterward. That's just me though.

Total falsehood. There is no way you would have done this type of thing. You would have at least drawn more than 1 flower.

AdderXYU wrote:I like the art, and it's a fun concept, but that back hand on Jason is mos-def upside down. Also, I think if the machete was in his hand, it'd be a little more clear that the tiki-god was chasing off someone with a big knife... it sits a bit weird just placed there between them. And while I'm picking you apart, if you could get a little more fear in Jason's eyes, it'd be great... that smiley mask makes the "ohmigod I'm being chased" look more difficult to pick up.

Otherwise good stuff... definitely get the hand fixed up and you could possibly see a spark up the charts with it when you resub.

I thought everyone hand two left hands.

Re: Polynesian Mermaid

I agree this is very nicely drawn, great line quality, nice pose. Unfortunately I'm not man enough to wear this but good luck to you.

sokowa wrote:Enjoy the breeze
And the dancing fire

Just another new style for me to play with

you always have some fantastically unique designs ... great as always

Thanks for all the comments!

@anneandkita - Thanks for the good points. I see what you mean. normally I'd catch that, I was up until 3am on this one :/

Zelda and Monkey Island were my inspirations :D. I always wanted to try their styles. I won't lie, it made me want to dig up my monkey island collection as I was drawing this. Ah the memories.

tgentry wrote:I see someone's already out googling for Tiki squids and octopi. Maybe you can get my entry rejected since it's so obviously a ripoff of that obscure ad... <sigh>

EDIT: Sorry to sound bitter. Just been a while seen I've been googled for like-images I guess. Forgot what it was like.

looks great tgent .... as always

uhhuhhuhhuh wrote:I like this on a lot too, you're just on fire this week huh? :P By the way, is that quote from a Far Side cartoon? Ha-ha! I love Gary Larson.

RAAAAAAAAAWR :P

klswoot wrote:Thanks Molli. I have to say Toe had 100% control over the coloring of the design and he did a fabulous job. I think he was able to get a retro-Hawaii feel with the colors. I was blown away when he sent the picture to me late last night.

In case it's not totally apparent, the Luau girl is resting on blades of grass like a grass skirt. She's wrapped in a Hawaiian dress and the backdrop is supposed to represent a large clamshell. Hibscus-esque petals were placed behind here almost to make her look like a fairy. There are other details as well, but probably don't need explanation.

Thanks again for the vote. I'm excited to see what Toe does with the other sketch. Can hardly wait!

Very unique. I knew right away that you had something to do with it KLS .. as soon as i saw the thumbnail. Good job both of you.

Re: Fire Dancer

great job! i love the design.

Wonderbunny wrote:Is there an example from past printing on how something this dark with very little contrast does on a shirt? I worried that if this prints it will look like a black shirt unless you are two feet from it.

i also am very worried at how this one would turn out. It does look cool though, if it printed right.

Re: He's Watching

I don't think they would use an ink that is darker than a black shirt. This would print just fine.

Re: Welcome to Our Fire

I love how the smoke looks

Re: Beautiful Disaster

any guesses as to what song is stuck in my head now?

srowens wrote:It is cool, kind of reminds me of this laughing squid ad, but if the squid was underwater.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/481534798/

The idea about a tiki squid is about as close as these images get.

Re: Hula Time

A green anole doing the hula while a coqui frog plays ukulele.

Hope you enjoy, lemme know what you think.

Thank you!

Re: Luau Girl

Wow, those colors are insane, and they go really well with the theme.

Re: Luau Fire

I like the new style a lot. I love the colors. I wouldn't wear it though.

Re: Beautiful Disaster

Holy Manos, the Hands of Fate! I need!!!

Beefcoat wrote:Tried a different style this week. Enjoy!

and I will, nice illustration.

Re: Polly Want A Cracker?

the parrots are quite well done, but the silhouettes are lacking, especially in the heads. Overall it just doesn't work as a shirt to me, and I'm not sure it's very luau-y either way

Re: Tropic Unplugged

Hmmmm, with a good contact microphone you might be able to get some good sounds from a pinneaple... Your shirt fills me with ideas.

Re: Houndstiki Pattern

wow, what is it about houndstooth that keeps it coming back?

Re: Coconut Bank 2

I had one too! This brings back memories of smashing the hell out of it trying to get my change back.

Re: Tiki Beast from 50 Fathoms

This is positively awesome. The first thing that came to mind when I looked at your design, was that it reminded me of the artist Shag. He does retro artwork as well and has become huge...especially in the Los Angeles area, doing work for Disney (lately it was retro Disneyland Tiki Room stuff). I'll have to look into Kevin Dart though.

Very cool and you've gmv for sure.

Re: Sunset Lily

In case you want to see it a little bigger...

Re: Taniwha

Taniwhat?

Re: The Pig Fights Back

You did a GREAT job with this. I am amazed at how well this turned out.

Re: EASTER-CREST

WANTWANTWANT.